Shakespeare's 'Whores': Erotics, Politics, and Poetics

By Kay Stanton

Book Overview

Shakespeare's 'Whores' studies each use of the word 'whore' in Shakespeare's canon, focusing especially on the positive personal and social effects of female sexuality, as represented in several major female characters, from the goddess Venus, to the queen Cleopatra, to the cross-dressing Rosalind, and many others.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349439126
• ISBN13: 9781349439126
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"